Posts Tagged ‘African-American’
Fours Years Later: African Americans in Oakland react to President Obama’s reelection
Four years ago, people danced in the streets in front of Everett and Jones BBQ Restaurant in Jack London Square. They embraced loved ones and high-fived total strangers. The news cameras rolled, and non-reporters became journalists as they documented history via grainy pictures from their camera phones. The first African American president in the history…
Read MoreAfrican American students honored for perfect scores
For the third consecutive year, the Oakland Unified School District’s Department of African American Male Achievement honored students who earned perfect scores on their STAR exams, but this year’s ceremony honored both young men and women. To celebrate these students’ achievements, a boisterous crowd of parents, educators and other students attended an evening event at Frick Middle School in East Oakland on October 11.
Read MoreOUSD board postpones discussion of federal inquiry at first meeting of the year
In their first meeting of the 2012-13 school year, Oakland Unified School District board members decided Wednesday evening to postpone one of the highly anticipated items on the agenda: a discussion about the district’s response to a federal inquiry into the disciplining of African American male students.
Read More51st and Telegraph: Lend your voice to our African-American stories project.
Help Us Tell the Story of African-American Migration to North Oakland! Did you grow up in North Oakland? Do you work in the neighborhood? Shop there? Bring a friend or loved one who settled in Temescal in years past and interview them in our story booth in the neighborhood. •What have you always wanted to…
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